{"slug": "gpt-6-is-way-behind-anthropic-on-artificial-analysis", "title": "GPT 6 is way behind Anthropic on Artificial Analysis", "summary": "OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra (max), released on September 3, 2026, scores 61 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, well above the median of 36 for comparable reasoning models, but its pricing is expensive at $10.00 per 1M input tokens and $50.00 per 1M output tokens, with a total evaluation cost of $3013.30. The model, which supports text and image input with a 1M token context window, generated 42M output tokens during evaluation, more concise than the median of 62M.", "body_md": "# GPT-6 Astra (max) Intelligence, Performance & Price Analysis\n\n### Model summary\n\n#### Speed\n\nGPT-6 Astra (max) is amongst the leading models in intelligence, but particularly expensive when comparing to other models of similar price. The model supports text and image input, outputs text, and has a 1M tokens context window with knowledge up to April 2026.\n\nGPT-6 Astra (max) scores 61 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it well above average among comparable models (median: 36). When evaluating the Intelligence Index, it generated 42M tokens, which is fairly concise in comparison to the median of 62M.\n\nPricing for GPT-6 Astra (max) is $10.00 per 1M input tokens (expensive, median: $2.00) and $50.00 per 1M output tokens (expensive, median: $10.00). In total, it cost $3013.30 to evaluate GPT-6 Astra (max) on the Intelligence Index.\n\n| Reasoning | Yes This page shows the reasoning version of this model. A non-reasoning variant may also exist. |\n|---|---|\n| Input modality | Supports: text and image |\n| Output modality | Supports: text |\n| Knowledge cutoff | Apr 30, 2026 |\n| Context window | 1M ~1500 A4 pages of size 12 Arial font |\n\nMetrics are compared against models of the same class:\n\n- Non-reasoning models → compared only with other non-reasoning models\n- Reasoning models → compared across both reasoning and non-reasoning\n- Open weights models → compared only with other open weights models of the same size class:\n- Tiny: ≤4B parameters\n- Small: 4B–40B parameters\n- Medium: 40B–150B parameters\n- Large: >150B parameters\n- Proprietary models → compared across proprietary and open weights models of the same price range, using a blended 3:1 input/output price ratio:\n- <$0.15 per 1M tokens\n- $0.15–$1 per 1M tokens\n- >$1 per 1M tokens\n\nHighlights\n\n### Speed\n\n## Intelligence\n\n[Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index](/evaluations/artificial-analysis-intelligence-index)\n\n### Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index by Open Weights / Proprietary\n\n### Intelligence Evaluations\n\nAgentic real-world work tasks, (Elo-500)/2000\n\nAgentic tool use\n\nAgentic coding & terminal use\n\nCoding\n\nReasoning & knowledge\n\nScientific reasoning\n\nPhysics reasoning\n\nKnowledge\n\n1 - hallucination rate\n\nLong context reasoning\n\nAgentic knowledge work, Elo\n\nAgentic SaaS workflows\n\nLegal agentic work, criterion pass rate\n\nAgentic business operations\n\nQuantitative analysis on spreadsheets & documents\n\nInstruction following\n\nLong-horizon agentic tasks\n\nKubernetes incident root-cause analysis\n\nVisual reasoning\n\n### AA-Briefcase\n\n### AA-Briefcase Elo\n\n### AA-Omniscience\n\n### AA-Omniscience Index\n\n## Intelligence Index Comparisons\n\n### Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task\n\n## Token Use\n\n### Output Tokens per Intelligence Index Task\n\n## Cost\n\n### Cost per Intelligence Index Task\n\n### Cost to Run Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index\n\n### Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output\n\n## Context Window\n\n### Context Window\n\n## Frequently Asked Questions\n\nCommon questions about GPT-6 Astra (max)\n\nGPT-6 Astra (max) was released on September 3, 2026.\n\nGPT-6 Astra (max) was created by OpenAI.\n\nGPT-6 Astra (max) scores 61 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it well above average among other reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 36).\n\nGPT-6 Astra (max) costs $10.00 per 1M input tokens (at the higher end, median: $2.00) and $50.00 per 1M output tokens (at the higher end, median: $10.00), based on OpenAI's API.\n\nGPT-6 Astra (max) costs $10.00 per 1M input tokens and $50.00 per 1M output tokens (based on OpenAI's API). For a blended rate (7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio), this is $7.70 per 1M tokens. Pricing may vary by provider. [Compare provider pricing](/models/gpt-6-astra/providers)\n\nWhen evaluated on the Intelligence Index, GPT-6 Astra (max) generated 42M output tokens, which is better than average compared to other reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 62M).\n\nYes, GPT-6 Astra (max) is a reasoning model. It uses extended thinking or chain-of-thought reasoning to work through complex problems before providing an answer.\n\nGPT-6 Astra (max) supports text and image input.\n\nGPT-6 Astra (max) supports text output.\n\nYes, GPT-6 Astra (max) supports image input and can analyze, describe, and answer questions about images.\n\nYes, GPT-6 Astra (max) is multimodal. It can process text and image input and generate text output.\n\nGPT-6 Astra (max) has a context window of 1.0M tokens. This determines how much text and conversation history the model can process in a single request.\n\nNo, GPT-6 Astra (max) is proprietary. The model weights are not publicly available.\n\nGPT-6 Astra (max) is a proprietary model and OpenAI has not disclosed the model size or parameter count.\n\nGPT-6 Astra (max) achieves a score of 61 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. This composite benchmark evaluates models across reasoning, knowledge, mathematics, and coding.\n\nGPT-6 Astra (max) has a knowledge cutoff of April 2026. The model's training data includes information up to this date.\n\nYes, GPT-6 Astra (max) is available via API through 1 provider. [Compare API providers](/models/gpt-6-astra/providers)\n\nGPT-6 Astra (max) is available through 1 API provider. 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